William Bender, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Bender
American music critic
Date of Birth: 30-May-1930
Date of Death: 04-May-2014
Profession: music critic, journalist
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About William Bender
- William Bender (May 30, 1930 – May 4, 2014) was an American music critic who reviewed for the American Record Guide.
- A former music critic with the New York Herald Tribune and the World Journal Tribune, he was chief music critic for Time magazine from 1968-1978.
- He is the author of the Emmy Award winning documentary on Leopold Stokowski which aired on the National Educational Television and BBC networks in 1970.
- He is the co-author of the 1974 book The Tenors in which he profiled the life and career of opera singer Richard Tucker. Bender earned a Master of Music from Columbia University where he also taught on the music faculty.
- He is a former faculty member of Syracuse University and Bradley University.
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